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Vocab Assessment #2
Module 1, Assessment 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Midwife | a person who is trained to assist women during childbirth. |
| Taunt | insult; to make fun of, tease, or challenge in mean language. |
| Begrudge | resent; to feel envious and disapproving of (someone) having or being given (something). |
| Apprentice | someone who works for somebody else to learn that person’s skill or trade. |
| Torment | to annoy, tease, or cause to feel worry. |
| Bedeviled | to annoy or harass devilishly; torment. |
| Contented | pleased; satisfied with things as they are; content. |
| Befoul | to make foul; defile. |
| Wretched | unhappy; miserable. |
| Desolate | very lonely or without hope. |
| Be– | a prefix that means “to cause to be.” |